Legal Opinion

Serrano v. Pennsylvania State Police

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County

Decided November 29, 1988No. 1988-C-1378Published

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, P.J.,

— Presently before the court is the commonwealth’s motion *367for judgment on the pleadings. The commonwealth requests judgment in its favor based on its position that plaintiff’s cause of action does not fit within any exception to the general grant of sovereign immunity as set forth in 42 Pa.C.S. §8522(b). Plaintiff contends that the facts alleged in his complaint are sufficient to bring the cause of action within the “care, custody or control of personal property” exception to sovereign immunity under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8522(b)(3).

The complaint alleges that on January 16, 1987,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Vogel v. BerkleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Engel v. Parkway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Singer v. School District of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Davidow v. AndersonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Nicholson v. M & S Detective Agency, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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